If you thought college was hard, you should know that a Ph.D. program is much tougher. The expectations are higher and so is the workload. But Ph.D. students don't have to tackle these challenges on their own, not when the internet has so many helpful tools designed to make the average Ph.D. Student's life easier, websites such as these:
1) ERIC
ERIC stands for Education Resources Information Center and it is the perfect resource for every Ph.D. student. It falls under the umbrella of the United States National Library of Education which should give you an idea of what to...
Sally Chapman from Chudleigh celebrated her birthday this year by having her head shaved to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity.
Sally, who turned 55, was inspired by her father who had vascular dementia.
In the build up to her head shave, Sally raised over £1300 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, which powers world-class studies focusing on prevention, diagnosis and treatments for dementia. There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK and this number is expected to rise to over 1 million by 2025.
House prices are higher than ever, and that means that those buyers who are looking to get a foot on the property ladder are needing to be smarter about what they buy. Buying the home of your dreams is never easy, but when your budget is holding you back, then you need to look closely at your options. One of the most popular options is buying a property that needs some serious work. From country cottages to townhouses, property renovations are more popular than ever, but they often require a considerable amount of labour. Not all of that work is possible to do yourself, no matter how many...
A goalless draw at St James Park proved an engrossing fixture as Exeter City were held 0-0 by Colchester United at St James Park on Saturday.
City boss Matt Taylor made two changes to the side that won in Grimsby last weekend, with Nicky Ajose and Jayden Richardson coming in for Lee Martin and Brennan Dickenson. Alex Fisher returned from injury to take his place on the Grecians’ bench.
The Grecians started very brightly and had a superb chance to open the scoring after just two minutes as Ryan Bowman countered single-handedly with a wonderful solo effort, but delayed his...
Sneakers. To the majority of the world’s population, it’s simply an article of clothing that you put on your feet to protect you from the elements. To us, you could say it’s a way of life. If you’ve stumbled upon this article, you most likely have a keen interest in sneakers. You may consider yourself a sneakerhead and even part of the sneaker community. Depending on how long you’ve been doing this “sneaker” thing, all this may seem normal to you, but how normal is it?
What many of us fail to realize is that being a sneakerhead (the type that buys lots of sneakers) is not normal....
Selling your house can be a challenging experience. It isn’t anything like what you see in the movies where a homeowner can simply put a “For Sale” sign on the front and just count the days for a buyer to purchase your home. In the real world, there has to be proper preparation, planning and decision-making involved if you want your home to stand a chance of being sold. Whether it’s your first time or the fifth time selling your home, there are several things you need to consider before you sell your house.
Princesshay has been awarded the highest grade, Platinum, in the national Loo of the Year awards for its recently upgraded toilets in Catherine Square and St Stephen’s House.
Princesshay invested £500,000 in the refurbishment of these toilets last year which include male and female toilets, two family / gender neutral toilets as well as the only Changing Places toilet in the city centre, inside St Stephen’s House, providing extra equipment and space for anyone with a disability. A new, purpose-built parent and baby facility, also located in St Stephen’s House, was also created last...
Presented by Zippos, Cirque Berserk! Britain’s biggest and boldest theatre-circus spectacular, Cirque Berserk! is coming to Exeter in March at the start of a new national tour.
Combining beautiful contemporary circus artistry with hair-raising, death-defying stunts, all designed specially for staging in a theatre, the show is guaranteed to thrill audiences from 5 to 95!
The 2020 Cirque Berserk! show sees the return of its most famous – and most dangerous – act, the legendary ‘Globe of Death’, in which five motorcyclists defy gravity and risk life and limb traversing the...
A Torbay garden centre celebrated the amount raised for the RNLI in the run up to Christmas 2019 with a visit from Stormy Sam.
In just three months, staff and customers at Otter Garden Centre in Moles Lane raised over £1,200 for the charity that that is reliant on voluntary donations to power its lifesaving work at sea.
The total came from charity boxes at the tills and donations made to two animated displays over the Christmas period comprising musical polar bears and a group of singing reindeer. In addition, offcuts from Christmas trees were made available to customers to...
When the time comes to change your vehicle, one of the first decisions to make will be whether to buy new or used. In an ideal world, most motorists would choose to buy new because people want to be the first owner of a vehicle, but this is not actually the best option. Instead, there are more advantages to buying used, such as:
1. More For Your Money
First, you can get more for your money when you buy a second-hand car. If you have a certain amount to spend then you will be able to afford a better car in the used car market as opposed to an inferior car which is new. Your...
